It doesn't take Columbo to uncover numerous clear examples of light-fingeredness by kleptomaniac TV unfunny-man Ricky Gervais. Far from writing and producing all of his own material, as he claims, Mr. Gervais appears to be a bit of a magpie and when it comes to stealing material sent in to publishers, agents or production companies in good faith, he crosses the line into criminality. Alongside the blatant rip-off of my manuscript in the making of Flanimals , there are question marks hanging over the originality of other major productions. Past thievery also includes Extras, which was directly stolen; concept, title, setting, delivery, lock, stock and barrel from Australian Director Darren Ashton's award winning 1999 short film The Extra . In fact Gervais seems to have a bit of a soft-spot for Australia. Either that or he thinks they won't notice him nicking their stuff because they're upside down. Aside from the dubious origins of Extras , he's already been suc...